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Csci 340 Set 1
System calls invoked by user programs are executed under ANS✔✔ Kernel
mode


Suppose that an operating system kernel is designed such that after sending an
I/O request to a device controller, the kernel periodically inquires with the
device controller about the status of that I/O request. What do we call this
behavior? ANS✔✔ Polling


After DMA is introduced into a computer system, to what extent are hardware
I/O interrupts utilized by device controllers in file read operations ANS✔✔
One interrupt will be generated per each block read


In the lectures we discussed an approach to finding the minimum number in
an unsorted file of 10,000 numbers utilizing a multithreaded patttern with a
main thread and 10 pthreads. How many comparisions does the main thread
perform after all 10 pthreads terminate? ANS✔✔ Between 101 and 1000


Choose those items which are features of direct memory access (DMA).
ANS✔✔ 1.
The CPU is able to do more productive work.
2.
Traffic is reduced on the system bus.

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